Samsung Unveils Galaxy S4 with Bigger Screen and Wild Features

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S4 (or Galaxy S IV, as it is officially known) with a Bigger Screen and Wild Features at an impressive unveiling event Thursday night in New York.

The Samsung Galaxy S4's largest physical change is its display, a 5-inch monster (up from 4.8 inches on the Galaxy S3), with an improved screen resolution and pixel density. 

Despite being a bit taller and wider than the Galaxy S3, the Galaxy S4 is thinner and weighs three grams less, at 130 grams. The rear camera, too, has been upgraded, from 8 megapixels to 13 megapixels.

The Galaxy S4 will run Android 4.2.2 "Jelly Bean," with Samsung's familiar TouchWiz skin loaded on top.

You can see full specs for the Galaxy S4 here.

Read more about it at: Huffington Post
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Apple introduces pencil thin iPad Mini to counter Amazon's Kindle Fire

Apple Inc will begin to sell an almost 8-inch version of the iPad on Friday to compete with Amazon.com Inc's Kindle and other smaller tablets, but it set a higher-than-expected price tag of $329 that Wall Street fears could curb demand.

The 7.9 inch "iPad mini" marks the iPhone-maker's first foray into the smaller-tablet segment. Apple hopes to beat back incursions onto its home turf of consumer electronics hardware, while safeguarding its lead in a larger tablet space - one that even deep-pocketed rivals like Samsung Electronics have found tough to penetrate.

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Priced at $329 for a wi-fi only model, the iPad mini is a little costlier than some predicted. Others fear the gadget will lure buyers away from Apple's $499 flagship 10-inch iPad, while proving ineffective in combating the threat of Amazon's $199 Kindle Fire and Google's Nexus 7, both of which are sold at or near cost.

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LG’s Nexus 4 Unveiling on 29th October

With Google’s major Android event  just days away from happening, surprisingly LG has officially announced Google will officially unveil the Nexus 4 during the October 29 event. Along with other rumoured device’s unveiling to take place, this is the first officially announced smartphone to take part in the said event.

The official statement just mentions about it being available in Indian markets as soon as this November, which means that other parts including Europe and Asia will get the device pretty soon as well, maybe sooner than in India.

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Much is yet to get disclosed, hopefully we’ll have to just wait till the official event to know what Google has in store for people. For what it’s worth, it seems like this is going to a pretty exciting event for Android and Tech lovers around the globe.

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Long queues for iPhone 5

Despite much criticism of the TV remote like sleek long iPhone 5 and its rather inaccurate map app, the iPhone enthusiasts are building up.

As Apple’s iPhone 5 hit stores around the world on Friday, with long queues of devotees undeterred by a lukewarm welcome from experts and complaints about the smartphone’s new mapping system.

The lines of eager fans outside stores looked set to make the latest iPhone another commercial success for the trend-setting US tech giant, with Apple saying it had received more than two million orders online.

Australians were the first to get their hands on the device. In Sydney faithful fans filmed the experience on their iPhones and iPads as staff inside clapped and cheered when the doors opened at 8:00 am (2200 GMT Thursday).

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Apple's iOS 6 maps app is half-baked

Fanbois, pundits and tech reviewers got their first chance to lambast the spanking-new extra-shiny iPhone 5 and iOS 6 this week and Apple's new Maps app was (nearly) universally panned as mere shite, reports The Register.

The fruity firm pulled Google's much-loved Maps from its latest iDevice, and replaced it with its own app packed with TomTom data. Which would be fine if the thing wasn't occasionally inaccurate and somewhat shoddy.

One fanboi moaned:

The maps app is shocking! It looks rushed, half-baked, delivers a really poor user experience. Compare the aerial photograph with that of google maps for areas outside London, Cardiff, Portsmouth...

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Another pointed out:

My home town (pop. 25k) is labelled about a mile north of where it should be, and a sub-district of my home town is in the place of the center of my town!

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iPhone 5 Launch Fallout: iPhone5's new docking connector renders thousands of Apple accessories obsolete

The iPhone 5 launch with much fanfare on Wednesday seems over as new 'facts' are emerging about the newly released Apple phone.

Controversial: Despite the excitement surrounding the new iPhone5, many users will be left frustrated as it includes a controversial new 'docking connector' which will render thousands of Apple accessories obsolete [Photo Reuters / Daily Mail ]

Many users are likely to be left frustrated as it includes a controversial new 'docking connector' which will render thousands of Apple accessories obsolete.

With the new model, Apple is ditching the docking port connector it's used for iPods, iPhones and iPads for nearly a decade in favor of a smaller, narrower one.

The newer, slimline port means that thousands of current Apple accessories will need a potentially clunky adapter to work with the 'iPhone 5' - or become unusable.

According to the website Gizmodo, the new 'Lightning to 30-pin' adapter will cost about £18 while a 0.2m cable version of the adapter will cost £24.

Read more / watch video: Daily Mail

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iPhone 5 Launched

Apple has finally and formally launched the much awaited and much talked about iPhone 5 Wednesday, 12 September 2012 today.

Comparison iPhones [Photo Mashable]

Some of the highlights are as under:

• Facebook Likes integrated into the iTunes store
• iOS6 will work on all phones and tablets back to the 3GS - iOS6 to be launched September 19
• A brand new version of iTunes -- dramatically simpler, with the cloud build in.
• 16GB iPhone5 to cost $199 - 32 GB to cost $299

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Tech News: Robot to replace herbicides for weed-killing

Technology has helped humanity in many areas, besides destroying and killing people with bombs and lasers.

Now to kill weeds, research is underway to do it with robots, rather than herbicides.

As reported, Scientists at Blue River Technology will commercialize a weed-killing robot after landing $3.1 million in Series A funding from Khosla Ventures. The agricultural invention uses algorithms to differentiate between good and bad plants, injecting the bad with enough fertilizer to kill it.

The wheeled bot is still in the prototype stage at this point. But Blue River sees its machine as a cost-effective and safer solution to potentially reduce U.S. herbicide use by more than 250 million pounds per year.

Read more: Mashable

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What do travelers want from Airlines? Tech and Mobile Services!!

The use of mobile phones has affected our daily lives and travel so much that we do not want to go to places, airports and even travel by an airlines unless unless we are provided with the mobile and wi-fi facilities.

A recent survey shows that more than 80% people would like to fly with an airlines that offer smartphone facilities and another 38% would like laptop facilities.

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The above stats is just part of a whole Infographic that I came across at Mashable. For details, click here for the complete Infographic and see what are the emerging trends by travelers around the world.

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Survey signals unprecedented demand for iPhone 5

While the race between Samsung Galaxy S-III and Apple's forth coming iPhone 5 intensifies, there is an "Advance demand" for Apple's next iPhone is at an all-time high, said a research firm today, predicting huge sales later this year for what most have dubbed the "iPhone 5."

A survey of more than 4,000 North American consumers by ChangeWave Research showed a record enthusiasm for Apple's next-generation smartphone, with nearly a third saying they were likely to buy one.

"Advance demand for the 'iPhone 5' is strikingly higher than we've seen for any previous iPhone model," said Paul Carton, ChangeWave's vice president of research, in an abbreviated report sent via email.

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Beware!! Apple's new iPhone charging socket means changing all of your peripherals

Beware!! Apple's hugely controversial new iPhone charging socket means changing all of your peripherals

The U.S. Patent Office has granted Apple a patent for what is believed to be the new dock connector on the next iPhone.

Apple is believed to be revamping the charging port for what will be the fifth version of the iPhone, which is expected to arrive later this Autumn.

As with all of Apple's products, the company keeps its cards very close to its chest before launches, but the patent filing describes a charging and data port which matches the rumoured new design. 

Sadly for Apple users, the new design will mean changing all of your peripherals, such as speaker docks, unless adapters comes to market.

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Apple's iPhone 5 goes on sale in China

Although Apples has not announced the release date of iPhone 5, it hasn't stopped opportunistic sellers on one Chinese online bidding site cashing in on demand for the new smartphone.

Sellers on Taobao are advertising the phones for up to 7,500 yuan, complete with mock-up pictures and purported technical specifications, and already accepting pre-orders.

Some are taking deposits of around 1,000 yuan (£100) for the new phone, but one seller, 'Dahai99888', who started accepting pre-orders this week, is asking for full payment upfront, at a 6,999 yuan (around £700).

Read details: Daily Mail

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'Jelly Bean' 4.1 takes on Siri

Google has officially unveiled Android 'Jelly Bean' 4.1, taking on Apple's Siri with enhanced voice-driven search and a personal assistant feature called Google Now.

Jelly Bean will debut on the Asus-made Nexus 7 tablet — also announced at Google I/O on Wednesday — and will start rolling out to the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S smartphones and Motorola Xoom tablet in mid-July. In addition to the Siri-like features, the update introduces a significantly enhanced notifications system and security features for developers.

"Today's smart devices still rely on you to do pretty much everything — that is, until now," Android chief Andy Rubin said in a blog post. "Google Now is a new feature that gets you just the right information at just the right time. It tells you today's weather before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work, or your favourite team's score as they're playing. There's no digging required: cards appear at the moment you need them most."

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Microsoft unveils Surface Windows 8 tablets

In our post on 16th June, quoting Daily Mail we announced that speculation was rising that Microsoft would formally introduce the Windows Tablet next Monday - with the tech giant holding a mysterious event in San Francisco.

Now that big announcement has come: Microsoft has unveiled Surface - its own-brand family of tablets.

The touchscreen computers will be powered by its upcoming Windows 8 system and contain a choice of an Intel or ARM-based processor.

It allows the firm to challenge Apple's bestselling iPad with a device that can run standard applications such as its own Office programs and Photoshop.

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Microsoft will announce 'something big' on Monday

Microsoft to announce something BIG on Monday

Speculation is rising that Microsoft will formally introduce the Windows Tablet next Monday - with the tech giant holding a mysterious event in San Francisco.

AllThingsD, a respected tech site, say sources have told them that this is a tablet event, introducing the software and the first apps which will run on the system.

Early models of Windows tablets have been spotted at tech shows in Japan, with Acer among the manufacturers building the hardware.

It will be big news If Microsoft reveals an in-house tablet - one manufactured by Microsoft itself or perhaps by its latest bedfellow Nokia - as the company has generally stayed away from making direct hardware outside the peripheral market.


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Apple moves to ban Samsung's hit Galaxy SIII handset in the U.S.

Apple has moved to ban Samsung's new Galaxy S3 handset in the U.S., saying it infringes two Apple patents. 

The companies have been locked in a patent battle on several continents for years - but Apple's latest move targets a key handset for Samsung, seen also as a 'standard bearer' for Google's Android operating system.

The handset is due to launch on June 21 in America, and has been seen as a considerable threat to Apple's iPhone 4S, as it offers faster processing and a bigger screen.

Read more: Mail Online

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Galaxy Tab 10.1 Faces Ban in U.S.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet PC looks highly likely to be banned in the U.S. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday accepted part of a request from Apple for a preliminary ban on the sale of four Samsung products -- the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and three smartphone models.

The court accepted Apple's request to ban the Galaxy Tab 10.1 -- one of four tablet PCs Samsung sells in the U.S. -- and returned the case to the district court for a retrial.

But it rejected the call to ban the three smartphones.

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Samsung Reveals Galaxy S III

Samsung finally announces the most anticipated Android handset of the year Thursday at an event in London. The phone is the third-generation in a line of popular smartphones created by Samsung.

The phone has a 4.8” touchscreen, 8-megapixel rear-facing and 1.3-inch forward-facing camera, and comes running the latest version of Android — Ice Cream Sandwich. Much like the HTC One X, the camera has zero shutter lag so you can capture photos instantly. The camera is also capable of taking 20 photos at once in burst mode, and a feature called “Best Photo” will pick the best shot out of a group of eight.

The Galaxy S III has a Super AMOLED Plus (1280×720) screen, offering more subpixels than a Super AMOLED screen resulting in improved colors as well as better visibility in bright situations.

Read details / more photos: Mashable / Emily Price

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Engadget's gear of CES 2012

We see an enormous number of gadgets each year at CES, and while the veil comes off a handful of notebooks, cameras and smartphones during the show, the gear that really makes the week for Engadget is our own. 

In each editor's gear bag, you'd likely be able to find a notebook, camera with external microphone, an Android / iOS / Windows Phone device, an AT&T LTE USB modem and enough bottled beverages to make trips to the "posh restroom" as routine as checking email. 

Pizza, pasta, chips and beef jerky keep us going during 20-hour days in the trailer, where a stable (and pricey) Ethernet connection let us bring you dozens of posts each hour without interruption. 

Jump past the break for a look at our gear in a bit more detail. 

Read details on each category of gadgets: Engadget

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iPad 3 with high-definition screen to go on sale in March

Apple Inc.’s next iPad, expected to go sale in March, will sport a high-definition screen, run a faster processor and work with next-generation wireless networks, according to three people familiar with the product.

The company’s manufacturing partners in Asia started ramping up production of the iPad 3 this month and plan to reach full volumes by February, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the details aren’t public. The tablet will use a quad-core chip, an enhancement that lets users jump more quickly between applications, two of the people said.

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